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   afraid

   /əˈfreɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling fear or anxiety; frightened: "I'm afraid of dogs" Similar frightenedscaredscared stiffterrifiedfearfulpetrifiednervousscared to deathapprehensive (about)intimidated (by)alarmed (at)uneasytenseworriedpanickyterror-strickenterror-struckhorror-strickenhorror-struckfrightened/scared out of one's witsscared witlessbeside oneselffrantichystericalwith one's heart in one's mouthshaking in one's shoesshaking like a leaftimidtimorousfaint-heartedcowardlycoweringcowedpusillanimousdauntednervyinformal:in a (blue) funkin a cold sweatin a flapin a flusterin a statein a tizzy/tizzyellowchickenjitteryjumpydialect:fritfeartinformal:spookedvulgar slang:shit scaredarchaic:afearedaffrightedOpposite unafraidbraveconfident
   • ▪ worried that something undesirable will occur or be done: "she was afraid that he would be angry"
   • ▪ unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences: "I'm often afraid to go out on the streets" Similar reluctantunwillingdisinclinedloathslowhesitant aboutchary ofshy ofaverse toOpposite keenconfident
   • ▪ anxious about the well-being or safety of: "William was suddenly afraid for her"

   Word Origin Middle English: past participle of the obsolete verb affray, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer (see affray).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • English (US)

     AFRAID meaning: 1. feeling fear, or feeling worry about the...

   • Afraid for Someone/Something

     AFRAID FOR SOMEONE/SOMETHING definition: 1. feeling fear or...

   • Afraid of Someone/Something

     AFRAID OF SOMEONE/SOMETHING definition: 1. feeling fear or...

   • Afraid: Russian Translation

     AFRAID translate: боящийся , обеспокоенный . Learn more in...

   • Afraid Spanish Translation

     AFRAID translate: asustado, tener miedo , temeroso/sa...

   • Afraid: French Translation

     AFRAID translate: effrayé/-ée, qui a peur, anxieux/-euse,...

   • Afraid: Polish Translation

     AFRAID translate: przestraszony, ≈ bać się, ≈ obawiać się,...

   • Afraid: Thai Translation

     afraid translate: กลัว, เกรงว่า, กังวลว่า. Learn more in the...

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   Frightened means shocked with sudden, but usually short-lived, fear, especially that arising from apprehension of physical harm: frightened by an accident. Terrified suggests the emotional reaction when one is struck with a violent, overwhelming fear: terrified by an earthquake.

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   To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things. Being afraid means you have a fear of something — and people are afraid of all sorts of things, from guns to ghosts to being in arguments.